Important progress was made last evening at the bedside conference held at the Japanese Legation, which Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs graciously consented to attend owing to the bed-ridden condition of Mr. Hioki, the Japan-ove Mit Japan regard to Manchuria were initialled, China agreeing.
1. To appoint Japanese advisers and instructors in the political, finan mi itary and police depart-the question of the number of appointments or the powers of the nominees were not stipulated, so that the significance of the concession depends entirely on its future interpretation.
2. China gives Jananese the ference in making loans for railway construction.
3. China gives Japanese the option to supply the foreign capital borrowed for provincial—purposes involving the pledge of local taxes.
4. China agrees to transfer the control of the Kirin-Changehun Railway.
5. Both parties agree to the Chinese counter-proposal that the existing treaties between China and Jaran relative to Manchuria not affected by the present agreement shall remain in fore".—This provision is interesting owing to the fact that portions of the treaties of 1905 and 1909 thus confirmed constitute recognition by Japan of China's sovereign position in Man-chun Tu the circumstances that Mr.
Winki was sitting un in bed to con-
Anet the conference it was unusu-ly friendly and the JIspanese have every reason to be satisfied with 941 the progress of the negotiations. Meanwhile the advent of Japanese troops in large force in Shantung and Manchuria and the prospect of further landings in Tientsin and Hankow is causing deep apprehension among the Chinese and grave dissatisfaction among foreigners.—
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.